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RT-LAB 2024.1.3

Software Toolboxes Installed with RT-LAB

FPGA-Based Power Electronics Toolbox

New Features

• Support 3-level NPC in eHS Gen5

• Support 3-level T-Type in eHS Gen5

• Support FD Line in the Schematic Editor workflow

• Support x16 Licence class in the Schematic Editor workflow

• Improve error management for license checking in S-function driver and support of High Performance licence for eHS Gen4

• Support new License key EHS_CORE_TOKEN to replace the EHS_TOTAL_PERFORMANCE key. Backward compatible with previous licenses

• Support new License key EHS_MACHINE_CORE_TOKEN to limit the number of machine in use. Backward compatible with previous licenses

• Support OP5369 cards in the OP5700-OP5600 official firmware

• Display Schematic Editor model version in eHS CPU Block

• Display eHS Licence class in eHS CPU Block

• Support Hall Effect sensor speed ratio in PMSM and BLDC Machine models

• Support change in cut-off frequency f table inputs low-pass filter for PMSM Variable DQ in Schematic Editor Workflow.

• Display more information in the eHSBuildReport about the number of components used. Improved readability of the report.

Bug fixes

• Fix encoder number of pole pairs for Generic Machine

• Fix to use SFP in ports in firmware without AI

• Fix State initial conditions of capacitor initial voltage and inductor initial current

• Fix Schematic Editor to allow negative values for 2 and 3 Winding Mutual Inductance

• Fix the minimum time step of Variable RLC component for a better stability

• Change Versal Dual Active Bridge example model solver strategy to 'lowest latency'

• Fix inverted Vsq and Vsq signal positions for first machine in Im with Saturation XSG block description

• Fix the Advanced command block of the PMSM VDQ and PMSMS SH machines in SPS.

Deprecated

• Removed support of Matlab 2020a - 2020b for eFPGASIM

RT-LAB 2024.1.2

Software Toolboxes Installed with RT-LAB

ePHASORSIM - CPU-Based Phasor-Domain Toolbox

• Fixed an issue with the Python API when the Excel file name and the third-party file name have a mismatch

PowerFactory Import

• Added warning of unsupported type dynamic loads TypLod

• Fixed islanded buses connected to 'OFF' switches by deleting all non connected Coupler branch content

• Fixed wrong status of exported switches ElmCoup

• Fixed mapping of machines without saturation to GENROU with S10/12 set to 0 instead of using GENCLS

RT-LAB 2024.1.1

Software Toolboxes Installed with RT-LAB

Added

• Added a message to warn the user that the RT-LAB 2024.1 versions will be the last to support TestDrive and the creation of new LabVIEW panels.

Signal Visualization and Processing

Dashboards

• Fixed lost connection issue when copying and pasting a widget.

• Fixed issue preventing to modify the value of a vector element from a widget.

I/O Interfaces

• Fixed problem with analog output cards EEPROM corruption issue.

RT-LAB 2024.1.0

Software Toolboxes Installed with RT-LAB

Added

• Added support for MATLAB/Simulink R2023b for RT-LAB and all toolboxes except RT-XSG which depends on Xilinx/AMD Vivado support of MATLAB, now at R2022a.

• Added support of MATLAB/Simulink R2019b for RT-LAB and FPGA-Based Simulation for Long Term Support.

• Added protection against a proxy server being used on the host environment to avoid slowing down opening, closing, building, and loading projects in this case.

• Added the support of FMU with parameters and signals having a coma ',' in their name.

• Added Orchestra I/O Framework and Client documentation.

Improved

• Improved error handling by adding an interface to display errors, invite users to run a diagnostic, and send the diagnostic to the support web page.

• Improved rewinding warning messages when FMU initialization fails resulting in simulation failing.

• Improved diagnostic tool by adding new ports for node and dotnet servers.

Fixed

• Fixed API performance degradation compared to 2022 RT-LAB versions.

• Fixed lost connection issue when adding or removing a subsystem.

• Fixed target status management issues after opening RT-LAB.

• Fixed console freeze with unassigned dynamic signals.

• Fixed crash when loading a model that has a renamed subsystem.

• Fixed load issues when simulation step sizes are in nanoseconds range.

• Fixed issue in Kvaser V2 card detection when loading a project after importing it.

• Fixed issue when using get probes option in the monitoring tool.

• Fixed launching ScopeView from the UI interface.

• Fixed labview API example model.

• Fixed issue related to the software asking to install LabView API every time a panel is edited.

• Fixed issue preventing to close properly an older version of RT-LAB when starting up a newer one.

Removed

• Removed support for MATLAB/Simulink R2020a and R2020b for RT-LAB and all the toolboxes except RT-XSG.

Signal Visualization and Processing

Dashboards

• Added a new “Shape” widget which allows to create simple shapes such as triangles or rectangles.

• Added support for vector data points in both table and tree views. Support their connections in the data points picker.

• Improved he stability of the graph widget while a simulation is running.

• Improved the data point picker user experience when modifying connections.

• Improved error messages when adding connections.

• Improved model state synchronization.

• Improved the sidebar to make it hidden by default and open automatically when a block is selected.

• Improved resizing blocks with 8 handles, preserving the x/y ratio only when the shift key is pressed.

• Improved the auto scale of graphes by excluding hidden signals from the scale computation.

• Improved consistency by scaling the graph widget with respect to the size of the diagram.

• Fixed and re-enabled the Onboarding tour.

• Fixed minor widget rotation bugs.

• Fixed an issue where Dashboards would randomly freeze after resizing columns.

• Fixed an issue where the order of graph signal colors was lost after a copy and paste.

• Fixed where the graph widget would sometimes miss the trigger condition.

• Fixed an issue about acquisition not working with a specific RT-LAB model's name.

• Fixed lost connections after renaming in Simulink model.

• Fixed the graph widget to scale with the Diagram for consistency.

I/O Interfaces

Modbus slave

• Added an option to allow read/write operations on multiple coils and registers even if there are gaps between the address range.

ARTEMiS - CPU-Based Electrical Toolbox

• Added example model for OP1420 microgrid model, with high-level energy manager.

• RT-EVENTS: Added support for the local documentation from Matlab blocs.

• Reorganize the demos repository

  • Kept the official demo models in the demos folder.

  • Moved non-supported demo models to demos/drafts folder.

ePHASORSIM - CPU-Based Phasor-Domain Toolbox

• Added FMU logger options for logging level and logging filter.

• Fixed access violation crash when starting ePH simulation.

FPGA-Based Power Electronics Toolbox

eHS Blockset

• Added support new OP4815 (Versal) platform over Schematic Editor Workflow.

A more detailed list of release notes is available at C:\OPAL-RT\eFPGASIM\v2.16.2.35\Docs\ReleaseNotes\Releases_Notes.pdf

MMC Blockset

• Added new FPGA firmware supporting 12 SFP cables connected to either plant or control side only.

• Improved STATCOM and M3C examples model by adding new MMC Valves block in the library.